Fancy Bird Houses - Unique Style Birdhouses for Your Backyard
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Fancy Birdhouses
Most gardeners enjoy having a birdhouse in the back yard. Nothing beats the melodious tones of the local bird population, and they also provide a visual treat with their industrious activities in the yards. And many birds give back by feasting on some of your local pests like the insect population.
But, as an added benefit, we can put up a birdhouse that is attractive in its own right, and add to the decor of your yard as well. Here we take a look at a variety of different unique and unusual birdhouses. Maybe you'll find one that would add to the beauty of your yard too!
Birds and Birdhouses
A quick note on the types of birds you might attract with your birdhouses.
The birdhouse should be in proportion to the size of birds in your area. Chickadees and other small birds like wrens prefer smaller birdhouses, where they feel safe. Avoid a house with a perch as this can attract some predators.
Once you choose a house, put it in a location like a pole or the side of a building where access for predators is difficult.
Church Birdhouses
One all time favorite style of birdhouse is the church birdhouse. You can find a variety of styles built on this same basic theme. Far and away the most popular style is those that are patterned after small rural chapels, harkening back to the earlier days of the US.
But there are others to be found as well. Houses modeled after the great church of Notre Dame, some built in a Gothic style, and even some Byzantinian church houses are commonplace.
You can find a chuch birdhouse to reflect many of the great traditional churches.
Cottage Bird Houses
Cottage houses come in all sorts of sizes and styles. You can find something quite ornate, like a Victorian mansion, which stretches the limits of what you may decide is a cottage. These can come in styles that look like multi story mansions, complete with second floor railings and detailed bannisters, along with detailed roof lines.
Smaller, more quaint houses are suited for the smaller birds like wrens. A Cape Cod style house, or something similar that recalls the typical Northeast home is another favorite. Combined with a feeder at times, this is a natural home for your bird friends.
Birdhouses on Ebay
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Unusual Bird House Decorative Only Pottery House Face Gourds Heavy GC
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Cute Unusual Watermelon Decorative Bird House
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Unusual Vintage Photo Man w Graduation Red Cap Gown Blue Birdhouse on Head
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BIRD HOUSE quirky KITSCH silver tone earrings UNUSUAL
Current Bid: $14.61
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Hand crafted Cedar Wooden Bird House Outhouse Novelity Unique Unusual
Current Bid: $9.99
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LWick Original Art ACEO Ink weird bird man being birdhouse odd unusual
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What are Your Favorite Designs?
These are just a few ideas I've seen for fancy birdhouses for the backyard. There are, of course, many more types of designs, like the ones with faces of animals and people, or ones shaped like a fishing hat or campers.
What are the best bird house designs you've seen? Leave a comment below with your ideas!
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I love cottage birdhouses probably best!!! I love all kinds though, even did a little hub on it!!! Another of my "many" addictions!!! :-) Nice hub!
I love birdhouses, i personally collect birdhouses. I have a lot of them, from rustic birdhouses to gourd birdhouses. It's not easy to have that collection, since there are thousand of them! I found here in your hub some more that i don't have, thanks for sharing it.
There are so many different designs, they are beautiful. I didnt realise there were so many. thanks for sharing











melisa 23 months ago
:) nothing to say more than a smiley face to all of my woof workers :) xx